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The Ministry of Communications (MCom) has already authorized, through the Incentive Debentures program, the raising of more than R $ 5.1 billion for investment projects in telecommunications infrastructure in all Brazilian states.

 

Debentures are a way of "lending" money to companies. The main difference between common and incentive debentures is the reduction or even exemption from income tax.

 

This form of investment is advantageous for the investor, who pays less tax, and good for the government, as it is a way to encourage private investment in infrastructure and, thus, benefit the population. Through the issuance of incentive debentures, companies can obtain resources to develop their own networks and expand their capacity to serve society.

 

See the list of all projects for which fundraising has been released:

 

Modernization Project

- Company: Claro S.A.

- Value: R $ 2.24 billion

- Objective: to modernize and expand, in 24 Brazilian states, the company's mobile network (2G, 3G and 4G).

 

Photonic Project

- Company: Claro S.A.

- Value: R $ 1.33 billion

- Objective: to implement, in 26 Federation Units, a more efficient transport network architecture, in which new concepts (such as network automation, orchestration and convergence) are considered, as well as the growing demand for data traffic, new protocols and functions (SDN, Openflow, Segment Routing, etc.).

 

GPON Solution Implementation Project

- Company: Claro S.A.

- Amount: R $ 433.3 million

- Objective: to implement, in 15 Brazilian states, the GPON (Gigabit-capable Passive Optical Network) solution of access network, which allows the reduction of space, installation labor cost and energy consumption, as well as the optimization of the use of equipment and support for the residential, personal and corporate segments.

 

FTTH network expansion project

- Company: MOB Telecomunicações Ltda.

- Amount: R $ 40 million

- Objective: implantation and expansion, in the state of Ceará, of telecommunications networks for the purposes of access and transport networks to support the communication of data in broadband, with GPON technology.

 

FTTH network expansion project

- Company: DB3 Telecomunicações Ltda.

- Amount: R $ 170 million

- Objective: implantation and expansion, in nine units of the Federation, of telecommunications networks for the purposes of access and transport networks to support the communication of data in broadband, with GPON technology.

 

SC Luz Project

- Company: Unifique Telecomunicações S.A.

- Amount: R $ 100 million

- Objective: to implement, in the state of Santa Catarina, transport networks and fixed access networks, with GPON technology, to expand FTTH coverage.

 

FTTH access in the Northeast

- Company: Brisanet Serviços Telecomunicações S.A.

- Amount: R $ 529 million

- Objective: to implement FTTH access network infrastructure in the urban perimeter of the cities of Natal (RN), Fortaleza (CE) and Maceió (AL), in order to offer the fixed broadband Internet access service, fixed telephone service ( STFC), and cable TV subscription service.

 

Quality Internet in the Southeast and Midwest

- Company: America Net S.A.

- Amount: R $ 250 million

- Objective: to implement, in the states of São Paulo and Mato Grosso do Sul, a transport network, data center (datacenter) and network infrastructure for telecommunications, with the ultimate goal of expanding reach and increasing speed and quality of connection.